April — time for galoshes and gardening gloves, dawn choruses and daffodils — is upon us! Here are some springtime treats to help freshen up your reading stacks. Nesting, written and illustrated by Henry Cole published in 2020 by Katherine …
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a baker’s dozen…picture books to delight, expand, and warm your world
Today I’ve got a batch of picture books I checked out of my library before they closed for the sake of our well-being. I don’t know if any of you have access to libraries at this point, but if not …
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five lovely things…may 3
May greetings to you all! Green is spilling forth in my neighborhood! What about yours? Grass; new baby leaves; a forest of slender spears that one day will blossom with lily-of-the-valley. Jubilant, hopeful, spring green. Here are five more lovely …
every day is Earth day
When I was a kid, I had a recurring nightmare. Someone, some Bad Guys bent on harm, were after our family for unknown reasons. We had to escape, flee the house FAST! But every time, one or another person in …
restorers are my kind of heroes
Today is Earth Day! Every year when I celebrate Earth Day here on Orange Marmalade, I find myself inspired to live in a more just, sustainable way, and filled with hope that more families will become seriously engaged with the …
things spring brings
It is a little ironic that I’m writing this post on an April day buffeted by a winter storm here in Minneapolis! The view outside my window is decidedly wintery today! But that’s the thing about spring. It’s a season …
never stop being curious!
I love children’s non-fiction! Through it, I’ve learned a whale of a lot about a vast number of things. About a chef who fed England’s upper crust as well as her desperately poor. About the African American fashion designer who …
spring forth, Spring!!
Despite the fact that the calendar claims Spring arrived a couple of weeks ago, here in Minnesota we still have snow on the ground and the air has a decided nip to it. In fact, some parts of our lovely …
True, true, and true…three anacrostic book reviews!
Today’s reviews are in the form of anacrostics! Tiny peeks into cool books. All three of these strikingly-illustrated nonfiction reads are well-worth checking out for slightly older-than-usual picture book readers. The Egg, written and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup published in …
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what is all this juice and all this joy?…books to welcome Spring
My stack of books today glows budding-leaf green and robin’s-egg blue. Oh, what is as cheery and hopeful as spring? Soak up some gladness with these books, bursting with life, growth and new beginnings. What Will Grow? written by Jennifer Ward, …
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